Honor is the only thing that separates us from animals.

I think most people are afraid to love because they want the freedom to suffer alone.

Times will change. Peace changes even the worst of killers, " Ruth said."Into what?" Ezekiel asked.

You want a happy family?""I'd love a miserable one where everyone hated each other.""Why?""So we could find redemption in each other's arms.

Why would a god sacrifice her life if she was God? Just show real power and send an army of angels and there'd be no debate.

There's no ideology, only people.

Ignorance is worse than authorization.

Life is all about lies. It's about what you can stomach.

That a universe exists within every human being. That to the blood cells and organs in your body, you are god. That this universe is only one individual among infinite others.

Regret is like a mental parasite that alters your behavior.

Nothing should lead you aside from your planned route

My views about God come from my dad. Dad told me that he believed Nature, which to him included humankind, to be so beautiful, so magnificent, that there had to be something behind it all.

And where does she find them?

Court, in our society, is often the last resort of stubbornness.

Babies and toddlers are mostly what I've been exposed to at this point. I'm hoping parenting just gets much easier after this. It does, right?

On the elusive gift of blending austerity of craft with elasticity of allure.

When buying a used car, punch the buttons on the radio. If all the stations are rock and roll, there's a good chance the transmission is shot.

Like a mountain that's growing.

I was the fastest typist in my school, and I had an obsession with spelling and memorizing.

When you get to be my age there are more and more people you have known that you miss. Brion [Gysin], Antony Balch, Ian Summerville are ones I think of right away I was quite close to.